42-5058 Hun Hunter
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
B-17F 42-5058 "Hun Hunter" was delivered Cheyenne 6-Sep-42; Presque Is 19-Oct-42; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-H] Chelveston 30-Oct-42; Missing in Action 16-Feb-43 while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Molac, France. 8KIA 2POW MACR 15497.
P 1Lt Henry M. Burman (POW); CP 2Lt Leonard E. Duncan (KIA)
N 2Lt Dominick N. Lazzaro (POW); B 2Lt Robert R. Mericle (KIA)
E/TTG TSgt Ralph A. Livengood (KIA); RO TSgt Herbert H Burnette (KIA)
BTG SSgt Carl E. Olson,Jr. (KIA); LWG Sgt Michael J. Stanko (KIA)
RWG SSgt Howard M. Jones (KIA); TG Sgt Erban L. Jones (KIA)
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728221
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13038105
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661531
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39306439
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Molac, France | 16 February 1943 | Shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Le Favre in the community of Molac, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 30-Jan-2015. Added nickname, markings, FTR description and Description edits per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition per MACR 15497; converted dates to military-style signification; formatted crew display.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15477 / MACR 15497 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database